Special Issue on Synchronizability, Controllability and Observability of Networked Multi-Agent System

Networked multi-agent systems, characterized by a number of identical/non-identical agents interconnected via a communication medium, have been observed in various applications such as power grids, lasers, systems biology, sensor networks, vehicles, robotics, neuroscience and various other areas. As a result, distributed synchronization/control/estimation of networked multi-agent systems has recently attracted enormous attention from many scientists and engineers. Due to the great demands on system performance such as control/estimation accuracy, robustness and flexibility, distributed synchronization/control/estimation of networked multi-agent systems is posing a great challenge due to the complexity of a communication topology. In addition, there is an urgent need to alleviate the various communication constraints in such a large-scale network to ensure system performance, such as fading channels, system switching, transmission delays, packets dropouts, and data quantization. With the advent of control theory, graph theory and statistical methods, it has become possible to develop new techniques for distributed synchronization/control/estimation of networked multi-agent systems, which thereby further promotes the applications in a variety of fields.

The objective of this special issue is to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to present recent results and emerging research direction in distributed synchronization/control/estimation and their applications.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following research topics and areas:

All submissions are subject to review, and acceptance will be limited to papers needing only moderate revisions. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically online at http://ees.elsevier.com/fi. The corresponding author will have to create a user profile if one has not been established before at Elsevier. Simultaneously, please also send an electronic copy of their complete manuscript via email (PDF format preferred) to one of the Guest Editor(s) listed below.